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Mr. Patterson from Portland, OR is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Make a Splash in the Band Room

My students need concert crash cymbals, straps and pads for holding the cymbals, and two trumpet straight mutes.

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My Students

My students are curious, clever, and full of energy. As a K-8 Music teacher, I have the privilege to work with students as they grow from Kinder to at least 5th grade, with many of them electing to take band in 6th-8th and invest their time into the study of one instrument. Our music program is fairly new and we are situated in a low-income area, leaving us with some shortfalls in our instrument inventory. But my students make the most of what we have, singing, dancing, and playing music with enthusiasm.

My students deserve high-quality equipment and instruments.

We have had an amazing show of support and generosity for our music program in the last year and I am hoping to draw on that support once again with this project. I am so excited to enrich their educational experience with new musical equipment.

My Project

These crash cymbals will round out our percussion inventory so that we can fully realize the sound of our band music. We also need two more straight mutes so that all of our awesome trumpet players can participate in our music's muted passages.

Filling out our percussion section with all the necessary instruments will further motivate and reward the hard work of our percussionists, better prepare them for high school band, and add excitement to our concerts.

Though they have done an excellent job being flexible and creative in approximating the soundscapes our music calls for, it will be more effective and fun when we have the necessary equipment.

Mr. Patterson Arleta Elementary School Grades 6-8

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More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
ZBT Band Crash Cymbal Pair • Woodwind and Brasswind $149.95 1 $149.95
Fibre Straight Mute for Bb Trumpet • Woodwind and Brasswind $11.95 2 $23.90
Zildjian Leather Pads, Pair • Amazon Business $20.26 1 $20.26
Zildjian Leather Straps, Pair • Amazon Business $12.48 1 $12.48

Materials cost

$206.59

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$239.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.30

Total project goal

$281.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $281.99

5 Donors

-$161.97

Donations toward project cost

-$145.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.50

match offer

-$110.85

Match offer toward project cost

-$94.22

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.63

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.17

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 $0.00

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